Opinion

A recent decision of the Court of Session has found that a Scottish administration can be declared as ancillary to an insolvency process in another jurisdiction, writes Jennifer Andrew. This means that the insolvency proceedings in one jurisdiction are considered as the main insolvency proceedings,

New silk Usman Tariq KC reflects on his career so far and his hopes that others will follow in his path. On 23rd September 2024, at the opening of the legal year in the Court of Session, I had the honour of being welcomed to the rank and dignity of King’s Counsel.

Always quick to spot an opportunity, criminals have increasingly turned to cryptocurrency as a means of hiding and, in many cases, laundering the proceeds of illicit activities, writes Sally Clark. As part of the law enforcement response, cryptocurrencies and other cryptoassets have now been specifi

Greater enforcement powers for the CMA are coming soon, writes Richard Collie. These reforms come in the form of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act, which received Royal Assent in May.

Roche Diagnostic Limited v Greater Glasgow Health Board & Abbott Laboratories Limited [2024] CSOH 90, the Court of Session has addressed two important questions relating to the application of privilege in Scotland, writes Richard McMeeken. The dispute was about public procurement and the pursuer

Half the workforce experience menopause and yet most people aren’t aware of its impact on day-to-day life, write Olivia Greener and Elspeth Wedgwood. Changes to mental health, such as low mood, anxiety, and memory problems, as well as physical changes such as hot flushes, headaches, and diffic

October is Menopause Awareness Month and today is World Menopause Day. We see countless blogs and articles (all pink and purple) around this time of year where employers highlight their support for menopausal women – but are they really doing enough to break the stigma and prevent discriminati

It’s just as well Alice Gray is an early riser, as she’s likely to have completed a two-hour pre-work swim in her local Edinburgh pool before some of us have even got out of bed. Equally, her Sunday run may last a few hours and even when she knows the clock is ticking on a deal, she will

ESPC CEO, Paul Hilton, discusses the rising popularity of bungalows and asks why more aren’t available to satisfy growing buyer demand. When you imagine the kind of property young buyers want to live in, you’d be forgiven for thinking immediately of glossy city apartments or spacious tow

Taste there is none, notes David J Black in part two of his look at films in Scotland. See part one here. Soppy romantic books and films of the Jackie variety are not for your scrivener, the reader may have gathered, yet one isn’t unsentimental. A dear aunt about 10 years older than onese

Defence solicitor Matthew McGovern reflects on the Summary Case Management Pilot. Proponents of summary justice reform always end up sounding a bit like proponents of communism or Brexit: the idea itself is never flawed, it just hasn’t been properly implemented (yet). However the Summary Case

David J Black tells the tale of his encounter with Hollywood, whose prestige is, happily, diminishing rapidly. See part two in tomorrow's SLN. News comes that the $238 billion Netflix Corporation of Los Gatos, California, has developed an interest in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket to the extent that

In the UK, there has been a dynamic shift in the relationship between auditors and clients who are preparing annual accounts or readying a business for fundraising or potential exit, writes David Lister. Increasingly more fulsome investigations where compliance issues arise are required before signi

Robert Holland takes a look at the UK government's new Employment Bill. The bill unveiled yesterday is undoubtedly the biggest employment rights shake-up since the 1999 Employment Relations Act 25 years ago, and in legislative length only matched by the 1975 Employment Protection Bill. However, it i

When setting up a limited company or agreeing to be appointed as a director, being aware of your duties to company creditors should the company fail is unlikely to be at the front of your mind, writes Seonaid Sandham. Yet, at a time when Scotland’s corporate insolvencies are 17 per cent higher